Fold-collar.



No. 885,594. PATENTED NOV. 13, 1906. J. M. BEIERMEISTER.

FOLD COLL AR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5. 1904.

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POLD COLLAR.

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UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN M. BEIERMEISTER, OF TROY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ,ASSIGNMENTS, TO BEIERMEISTER BROS. 00., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

FOLD-COLLAR.

v No. 835,594.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. '13, 1906.

Application filed Ieln-uary 5,1904. Serial No- 192,187-

ments; and it consists of the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and subse uently claimed.

Reference may e had to the accompany ing drawings, and the reference characters marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Similar characters refer to similar the several fi es therein.

Figure 1 o the drawings is a plan view of one side of a collar top w inturned and stitched on three sides preparatory to incorporation in a collar embodying m invention, said top being placed with its wi er outer ply uppermost. Fig. 2is a plan view of the o posite side of said collar-top, showing t e narrower outer ply uppermost. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the same, taken on the Fig. 4 is a band-ply connected by a run-seam with a narrower top ply. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the narrower band-ply connected by a run-seam with the wider top ply and the ends .of the band-plies connected together by-a run-seam. Fig. 6 is a vertical cross-section of the same, taken on the broken line 6 6 in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a section similar to Fig. 6, showing the band-ply turned down preplaratory to completing the construction of t e band. Fig.8 is a lan view of the obverse side of the finishedco lar,

showing the wider top ply and narrower band- Fig. 9 is a similar view of the reverse side of the collar, showing the narrower top ply and wider band-ply. Fig. 10 is a cross section of the same, taken on the broken line 10 10 in Figs. 8 and 9. Fig. 11 is a cross-section similar to Fig. 10, showing the top of the collar folded over upon the band in the position assumed when in use, said figure being drawn on an exaggerated scale.

Certain objects of my invention are to (proged parts in plies 3 being of the usual width and secured whereby the objectionable seam alon the fold-line at the back and sides of the co ar is eliminated, producing a new and desirable article of manufacture.

Referring to the drawings, I have shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 a collar-top havin one of its plies, as 1, of the usual Width an its other outer ply 2 of a greater width.

The collar-top may be made finished on three sides by any of the known methods of manufacture, and 'I have shown the same formed of .blanks inturned by machine along three edges and secured to ether by .an edge line of stitching in the or inary manner of makin such articles. To the top thus formef are applied the band-plies, one of said in inverted position to the unfinished e e of the narrower top ply 1, which is also 0 the usual width, by means of a run-seam 4 and the other band-ply 5 being comparatively narrow and secured in'inverted positionto the unfinished edge of the wider top-ply 2 by means of a substantially strai ht run-seam 6, i

which is continued beyond t e ends of the top to secure together b a run-seam the projecting ends of the ban -pli es, as shown at 7. The band plies thus connected are then turned inside out in the 'usual manner from ing 9 is inserted through the top plies and wider band-ply 3 along the fold-line of the collar, and the buttonholes are inserted in the usual manner, The curved line of stitching 9 has its extremities connected with the extremities of the substantially straight seam formed by the line of stitching 6, said curved line of stitching 9 demarking the curved fold-line of the collar. I

The folded edge of the band-ply 3, adjacent, to the line of stitching 9 extends along the fold-line of the collarandforms a guide in folding the to of the collar over upon the band, such a gui e being of much importance;

.the position shown in 6 to that shown in for the reason that the fold-line is an irregular curved line in order to produce the necessary spring or cambered effect along the folded edge of the collar, as is well understood in the art.

By makin the top ply 2 of greater than the usual wi th and then the desired width of the collar-top and making the band-ply 5 correspondingly narrower I am able to provide a smooth unbroken fabric surface extending from the top entirely past the fold-line of the collar on the side adjacent to the neck of the wearer, thereby avoiding the formation of a seam or join along said fold-line on the' side of the collar ad'acent to the neck of the wearer.

It is well. own to users of fold-collars as ordinarily constructed that the seam'along the fold-line on the outer side of the collar becomes after a time a source ofgreat. incon-' venience and discomfort to the wearer, due

to the fact that repeated laundering operationstend to roughen and fray out the folded edge of the band along said seam, causing the creased to any desired degree by the use of additional inner plies, in which case the plies referred to in the above description would be the outer plies ofthe article so formed.

The'obverse band-ply is of the usual width at its ends and tapers gradually to comparatively small width at its middle, while the obversetop ply is of usual width at its ends and flares to compa atively great width at. its middle, where in any way the appearance of the collar at its ends which are most directly exposed to view at the front of the neck of the wearer, the extension ofthe obverse top ply, which overlaps the band, being made to taper gradually toward .the ends of the collar, adjacent to which it entirely disappears.

r y I- am able to secure the ad- .vantages above set forth without changing What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A fold-collar comprising a top and band, having on its reverse side an outer bandly and an outer top ply, each of the usual wi th, secured by asea'm along thefold-line of the collar, and having on its obverse side a bandply of usual width at its ends and ta ered to comparatively small width at its mi dle, and

an outer top ply of usual width at its ends and flaring to comparatively great width at its middle, and secured to said tapered bandply, the end portions of said collar being of usual construction and the middle portion thereof having an integral extension of the obverse top ply past the fold-line of the collar, which extension tapers gradually toward the ends of the collar.

2. A fold-collar having a straight seam where its band and top are 'oined together and having also a curved fol -line demarked by' a curved line of stitching having its extremities connected to the extremities of said straight seam, for the purpose set forth.

3. A fold-collar having a straight reinforced seam extending longitudinally through its band portion, and a curved fold-line demarked by a curved line of stitching connectpose set forth.

4. Afold-collar having a band and a top, the facing of the band having a straight upper edge, and a ply of the band having a curved upper edge, the said ply thereby ha'ving a segment shaped portion extending ing the extremities of said seam, for the purabove the said straight upper ed e of the facing, and the facing ofthe top eing extended over said curved upper edge and down the band-to a point where its straight edge is-sewedto the said straight edge of the facing of the band, for the purpose set forth.

5. A fold-collar having a curved fold-line,.

and having the facings of its top and band out with straight ed es which are sewed to- JOHN M. BEIERMEISTER.

Witnesses:

FRANK G. CURTIS, E. M. OREILLY. 

